ᐅ 3. Floor Plan Design New Single-Family House 220 sqm 2 Full Stories Roof Terrace

Created on: 3 Oct 2021 18:45

Hello everyone,

Our house construction plans have unfortunately been delayed a bit. In the meantime, we have come up with a new floor plan and are curious about your opinions.

Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 622 m² (6692 ft²)
Floor area ratio (FAR): 0.4
Gross floor area ratio (GFAR): 0.8
Building envelope, building line and boundary: 12 m x 14 m (39 ft x 46 ft)
Number of parking spaces: 1 + 1 garage
Number of floors: 2
Roof style: pitched roofs
Orientation: north
Additional requirements: drainage ditch in front of the building envelope on the south side, 3 m wide (10 ft), with two crossings planned

Owner Requirements
Architectural style, roof design, building type: ???
Basement, floors: no basement, 2 full floors
Number of people, ages: 4; 42, 42, 15, 15
Annual overnight guests: none
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: kitchen island
Number of dining seats: 8
Fireplace: no
Music/audio wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: yes
Garage, carport: yes
Vegetable garden, greenhouse: no
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine, also reasons why certain things are wanted or not

House Design
Designed by:
- Do-it-Yourself

What do you particularly like? Why?
Large living area and master bedroom with walk-in closet and bathroom
Large kitchen

What do you dislike? Why?
Cost estimate according to architect/planner:
No exact cost estimate yet; initial figures are approximately 500,000 € plus 35,000 € own labor

Personal budget limit for the house, including equipment:
550,000 €

Preferred heating system:
No specific favorite, but if the conditions including subsidies are right, a ground source heat pump would be welcome again. Otherwise, price-performance ratio is important.

Modern two-story gray 3D house model with garden, driveway and cars

Two-story gray brick house with balcony, garage on right, caravan on left.

Modern gray house with balcony, garage and front yard; delivery van in front.

Modern gray two-story flat-roof house; motorhome and car in front; trees and garden.

Ground floor plan: Living/dining, kitchen, hallway/closet, office, utility/technical room, WC.

Upper floor plan: bedroom, bathroom, walk-in closet, two children’s rooms, landing/relaxation area.

Floor plan: roof terrace above studio; stair access, net floor area 55.56 m² (598 ft²) and 37.02 m² (398 ft²).

Oetzberger3 Oct 2021 21:38

#13

I like it. I think it could be a comfortable place to live. The only thing is the office is a bit small. Right now, I spend my entire workday in 15m2 (160 sq ft), and I wouldn’t want it any smaller than that.

ypg3 Oct 2021 22:31

#14

idasb79 schrieb:

Please share your opinions on the floor plan and whether anything should be changed.

I don’t like the exterior. It looks like a four-family house or a semi-detached house where every bit of floor area ratio has been used up.

What is the roof terrace for, and what is the purpose of the balcony?
Where is south, and where is north?
Is the balcony or roof terrace facing north? Who will maintain such a huge space when you are sitting in the garden?
With almost grown-up children, I would never plan the staircase in the direct line of sight from the living room. Also, the line of sight from the living room to the bathroom is hardly inviting 😉 Kitchen: here we have the aircraft carrier with a kitchen counter that is too long—long distances to cover.
I don’t mind placing the couch in the middle of the room, but you’d want to actually see some garden from the couch…
Upper floor: is the step by the stairs a minor mistake or a serious error?
The bedrooms near the children’s rooms to the bedroom or children’s rooms to the bathroom don’t make sense to me and are something I wouldn’t want to build like this. There is no logic behind it.
Going back to the exterior: why design such an unappealing, bulky shape when it could be done differently?

Tom19784 Oct 2021 08:28

#15

idasb79 schrieb:

The 220sqm (2,368 sq ft) is a must. The roof terrace or studio are not decided yet. We could also imagine a simple gable or hipped roof.

The room sizes are adapted to the duration of use. The ballroom is used very often and frequently by several people. The study, on the other hand, is rarely used. During the past 18 months of the pandemic, there was only one single day of working from home; otherwise, it mainly serves as a room for all the documents, etc.

Regarding future use, one of the children will probably live with us for at least the next 10 years (with limited daily living skills).

What do you mean by efficiency improvement? Energy efficiency?
You don’t really believe everything they tell us these days about efficient heating systems (air heat pumps, etc.) and insulation measures, do you?
I have been living for 10 years in a KFW40 semi-detached house with geothermal heating and solar thermal systems. The fact that prices for this technology including installation have tripled is only due to the ongoing subsidies from KFW and similar programs.
Efficiency starts with user behavior. In the same way, when building, you can also take a closer look at cost/performance so that you don’t end up with €460,000 for 138sqm (1,485 sq ft).

Then I wish you much success. I have dealt with prices and options in one of the most affordable federal states for a very long time. As a heads-up, we are building without doing any work ourselves; that needs to be said. We will neither install the floors nor paint the walls. The house will be finished; we only organize the move. For outdoor facilities, €25,000 is still planned in the price. That should first pay for the terrace and fence.

Looking at the plot size, you are probably not building in a low-cost federal state, so the price per square meter will be somewhat higher. Don’t rely on the architect’s calculation; it is often wrong. And it will still take about 2–3 years until the house is completed. If you’re unlucky—as happened to our neighbor—one of the children moves out by then. Then you have an 18sqm (194 sq ft) “soda room.” Roof terraces and balconies nowadays, unless you have a lot of extra money, are a luxury that is hardly used later on. Given your personal budget limit, I don’t assume you are wealthy.

In the end, it’s your house. Ours was also often criticized. But if you register here and ask questions, you should also be aware that you will get criticism.

idasb794 Oct 2021 20:51

#16

ypg schrieb:

What is the roof terrace supposed to be used for, and what about the balcony?

The roof terrace was just an idea to keep the roof area with the disliked natural red roof tiles (required by the regulations) as small as possible. The balcony serves partly as a canopy for the entrance but could also be cut.

ypg schrieb:

Where is south, where north? Balcony or roof terrace facing north? Who would maintain such a huge element when you can sit in the garden?

The orientation is mentioned in the first post. I still don’t know exactly how I would use something like that since I haven’t had a roof terrace before. But I can imagine there are different options than just using the terrace in the garden 🙂

ypg schrieb:

I don’t mind placing the sofa in the middle of the room, but you usually want to see some garden from the sofa.

Why? If I want to see the garden, I can simply go outside or use the other seating area.

ypg schrieb:

The rooms labeled children’s rooms next to the bedroom or the children’s rooms next to the bathroom don’t make sense to me, and I wouldn’t want to build them that way.

How should that work? Are the children’s rooms supposed to be moved to another building? The children’s rooms don’t directly border the bedroom.

Tom1978 schrieb:

First of all, we are building without doing any work ourselves, that should be made clear. We won’t be installing the floors or painting the walls.

That certainly explains why the price is so high. Of course, everyone can do as they wish. In my list of work done by myself, I only included parts of the electrical, heating, and outdoor work. The flooring and painting work will be done entirely by ourselves.

Tom1978 schrieb:

Looking at the lot size, you are probably building in a more expensive state, which explains the higher price per square meter.

The land price is 145,000 EUR.

Tom1978 schrieb:

But if you register here and ask questions, you should also expect criticism.

I welcome criticism, that’s why I’m here. But I didn’t want financial advice. If that’s not suitable, the bank will eventually reject the loan anyway. My concern is the floor plan. After all, we are in the floor plan planning section.

Tom19784 Oct 2021 20:58

#17

idasb79 schrieb:

The plot price is 145,000 EUR.

Criticism is welcome. That’s why I’m here. But I’m not looking for financial advice. If it doesn’t fit, the bank will refuse the loan anyway. My focus is on the floor plan. After all, we are in the floor plan planning section.

Mine was 40 EUR about 4 years ago :-)

No one will take a tooth out of you at the bank. The bank protects itself through land registry entries and interest. As long as your net household income is around 4,000–5,000 EUR (about 4,300–5,400 USD), the bank will finance you. You should focus more on protecting yourselves. Because additional financing usually costs about a 1% interest rate surcharge...

ypg4 Oct 2021 21:11

#18

idasb79 schrieb:

so that the roof area with the disliked natural red roof tiles (required by regulation) is kept as small as possible.

You can't see the roof tiles from below anyway.

idasb79 schrieb:

Orientation is stated in the first post.

idasb79 schrieb:

Orientation: North

However, this does not clarify for the reader how you intend to position the house. So there is no defined orientation for the reader.

idasb79 schrieb:

Why? If I want to see the garden, I can either go outside or use the second seating option.

Why be so defensive? Too many critical points?
The reason explained: in winter you don’t usually go outside, nor do you necessarily sit on a simply planned “two-person seating area” just to view the garden.

idasb79 schrieb:

How is that supposed to work? Should the children’s rooms be moved to a different building?

No, you can definitely zone and divide areas effectively on one floor. That has not been implemented at all here.

Maybe consider evaluating criticism more openly and objectively! Always this “I want opinions, but don’t want to hear criticism” 😕

ᐅ 3. Floor Plan Design New Single-Family House 220 sqm 2 Full Stories Roof Terrace

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